Thomas A. Pilcher,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Thomas A. Pilcher, MD is a specialist in pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology. He has special training to treat children with all forms of heart rhythm disorders and performs procedures in children and adults with congenital heart disease. He performs intracardiac ablations of abnormal heart rhythms and implants cardiac rhythm intervention devices such as pacemakers and automatic internal cardioverter defibrillators (AICD).
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton
801-213-3599
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Professor (Clinical) Internal Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiovascular Medicine Pediatric Cardiology |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology) International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (Physician/EP) |
Thomas A. Pilcher, MD is a specialist in pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology. He has special training to treat children with all forms of heart rhythm disorders and performs procedures in children and adults with congenital heart disease. He performs intracardiac ablations of abnormal heart rhythms and implants cardiac rhythm intervention devices such as pacemakers and automatic internal cardioverter defibrillators (AICD).
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
-
Professor (Clinical) Internal Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiovascular Medicine Pediatric Cardiology |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology) International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (Physician/EP) |
Education History
| Fellowship | Medical University of South Carolina Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellow, 2008 |
| Fellowship | Medical University of South Carolina Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, 2007 |
| Residency | Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Resident, 2002 |
| Internship | Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Intern, 2000 |
| Professional Medical | Baylor College of Medicine Medicine M.D., 1999 |
| Graduate Training | Baylor University Physics M.S., 1995 |
| Undergraduate | Baylor University Physics B.S., 1993 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Newlon C, Asaki SY, Pilcher TA, Ou Z, Etheridge SP, Niu MC (2022). The high-density grid catheter: A safe adjunctive tool in pediatric and complex congenital heart disease patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol.
- von Alvensleben JC, Dechert B, Bradley DJ, Fish FA, Moore JP, Pilcher TA, Escudero C, Ceresnak SR, Kwok SY, Balaji S, Aziz PF, Papagiannis J, Cortez D, Garnreiter J, Kean A, Schfer M, Collins KK (2020). Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease: A Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society Multicenter Review. JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 6(14), 1752-1761.
- Tate JD, Pilcher TA, Aras KK, Burton BM, MacLeod RS (2019). Validating defibrillation simulation in a human-shaped phantom. Heart Rhythm, 17(4), 661-668.
- Pilcher, TA (2019). The Role of Atrial Arrhythmia Ablation in Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep, 13(5).
Abstract
- Niu M, Asaki Y, Kelly M, Grau L, Powell L, Pilcher T (2019). Orientation independent high density catheter improves substrate mapping in complex congenital heart disease. [Abstract].
- Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith MD, Susan Etheridge MD, Zhining Ou MS, Angela Presson PhD, Patricia Whitaker, Jason Su MD, Michael Puchalski MD, Yuki Asaki MD, Mary Niu MD, Thomas Pilcher MD (2018). Feasibility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices with Epicardial or Abandoned Leads [Abstract].